Missing Australian catamaran sailors?

[Seaslug Caravan]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-Tanzania.html


Grave fears for missing Australian couple whose catamaran capsized in heavy seas off the east African coast.

[Paul L]

That is Ohana uli
https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...li-237499.html

[barnakiel]

The upper source may be mixing things up. At one point they say capsized, a moment later it started to sink.


It was way more likely the latter if the crew took to the liferaft.


b.

[arsenelupiga]

lots of currents significant/confused seas in that area...

failure of escape hatch due to wild banging under bridgedeck would fit the scenario.

[yr2030]

We hardly ever see a sailing catamaran in that area. Seas are often rough, esp as we had a major storm come thru our area about that time. Water is also shallow which makes it very uncomfortable.

[barnakiel]

Originally Posted by yr2030

We hardly ever see a sailing catamaran in that area. Seas are often rough, esp as we had a major storm come thru our area about that time. Water is also shallow which makes it very uncomfortable.

You hardly ever you see a foreign boat in that area. It is not like this coast is the top cruising destination of the world, eh?


barnakiel

[MikeFergie]

Wind curves off the top of Madagascar up towards where the boat was lost. This can cause confused seas with waves against the current. 250nm from the coast is just 2 days from shore and I’m sure they would have checked the weather before leaving Tanzania.

I suppose we will never get the answer why the boat was taking water and they needed to abandon ship but any loss of life is a tragedy.